Comments on the entry: Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated) - AL.comhttps://blog.advance.net/cgi-bin/mte/mt-search.cgiindex=comment&template_id=entry_comments_feed&search=&limit=20&affiliate=bama&filter_entry_basename=jefferson_county_house_legisla&searchall=1&IncludeBlogs=8572012-04-19T23:59:47ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202193072012-04-19T23:59:47Z2012-04-19T23:59:47ZWell, to Mary Moore, the county exists only as a source of jobs and these jobs should only be for black people. She's said as much over and over again on talk radio and called these county jobs "our jobs".DeussolinvictusComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202105362012-04-19T15:13:58Z2012-04-19T15:13:58ZProlonging the Jefferson County revenue shortages is not helping anyone. I saw Niagara Fall, NY stymied by political infighting. This is a quote from a tourism company I found this morning: "Niagara Falls NY is an aging city with notcharles2002Comment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202056212012-04-19T05:15:07Z2012-04-19T05:15:07ZNot passing an occupational tax only cuts out the future lawsuit against the tax and millions of dollars paid to the plaintiffs lawyers. How come the legislators are getting smarter now?tcarlComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202051512012-04-19T03:53:26Z2012-04-19T03:53:26ZWe will NEVER get rid of the waste in the county. By not passing this or something similar, it will just mean huge potholes will get bigger & bigger & we will be buying more tires & alignments. When wenevermind13Comment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202025492012-04-18T23:47:20Z2012-04-18T23:47:20ZUAB / Williams Bill DOAwedo4uComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202020872012-04-18T23:06:23Z2012-04-18T23:06:23ZGentlemen....Watching the news and reading the article, I didn't see the reasons for its rejection other than Ms Moores amendment. I hope to see more detail on this in the future.dd47937Comment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202019782012-04-18T22:58:50Z2012-04-18T22:58:50ZClaude....one of the reasons for the anti home rule voices is that we have seen how the elected politicians over the years have wasted money. Give them home rule and they would be passing tax increases every year. If jeffersondd47937Comment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202016642012-04-18T22:33:53Z2012-04-18T22:33:53ZShelby County does not provide as many services as JeffCo although many services are provided by Shelby County. Less money means less services. More money means more services.It's that simple.wedo4uComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202014862012-04-18T22:20:33Z2012-04-18T22:20:33ZThe BOE department it is mandated by the governor with funding by state money not county budget.wedo4uComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202010822012-04-18T21:54:30Z2012-04-18T21:54:30ZWhat's the point of taxing and rehiring the laid-off employees? They reopened the Center Point courthouse, but it's staffed by the same incompetent, rude people. Fire every last one of them and start over with some kind of standards. Ifmouser2Comment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202008932012-04-18T21:42:41Z2012-04-18T21:42:41ZTrussville backs up to St. Clair. Trussville need to move into St. Clair County. LOLchuckbComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202008102012-04-18T21:37:03Z2012-04-18T21:37:03ZThe craziest part of all of this is not that the legislature said NO. The craziest part of it is that we dont have home rule. That we have to rely on representatives from rural Alabama to let us dodavid_waltonComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.202003302012-04-18T21:05:54Z2012-04-18T21:05:54ZOut of curiousity, how is taxing someone based on where they "choose" to shop any different than taxing someone based on where they "choose" to work? Why should a non-resident shopper be penalized any more than a non-resident employee? NeitherFactChecker2012Comment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.201981962012-04-18T19:13:09Z2012-04-18T19:13:09ZJust this week I noticed a County car (new suburban) stopped at a new house under construction, with two people in the car. I asked what they were doing, and found that they were with the revenue department, and theirvickie-dComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.201980352012-04-18T19:04:27Z2012-04-18T19:04:27ZGovernment at any level can always spend everything they are given by tax payers. It is a bottomless pit. Shelby County where I previously lived had no occupational tax. Cullman County where I currently live has no occupational tax. Bothwavefan50http://Comment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.201978142012-04-18T18:52:50Z2012-04-18T18:52:50ZThey are waiting on Jack William's bill--which is basically the same.vickie-dComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.201977842012-04-18T18:51:09Z2012-04-18T18:51:09ZEven better word would be "competence".dunkalloyhttp://Comment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.201973732012-04-18T18:31:12Z2012-04-18T18:31:12Z. 'The commission doesn't have the ability to fix its own problem,'' Carrington said. . Notice Carrington uses the word "ability" and not another word such as "power" or "authority." The 'ability' to cut expenses resides with the commission. ApishierComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.201970542012-04-18T18:17:10Z2012-04-18T18:17:10ZThe commissioners have allowed business to go on as usual at CG throughout this entire mess, and yes, it does matter because CG has been dipping into the general fund every year for years. Yet not one commissioner has lookedcitizensarrestComment on Jefferson County House legislative delegation rejects occupational tax plan (updated)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/spotnews//857.201970312012-04-18T18:15:31Z2012-04-18T18:15:31ZThe JeffCo legislators need to find a solution to the county's problems or let their constituents go without county services. It's their choice.5ptsbob